Christmas e-mails

I have a list of people I know,

all in my e-mail address book,

And now, at Christmas time

I have gone to take a look.

And that is when I realize these names...

they are a part,

Not of the PC they're stored in,

but taken from my heart.

For each name stands for someone

who has crossed my path sometime,

And in that meeting they've become

the rhythm in each rhyme.

And while it sounds fantastic

for me to make this claim,

I feel that I'm composed

of each remembered name.

And while you may not be aware

of any special link,

Just meeting you has changed my life,

a lot more than you think!

For once I have met somebody,

the years cannot erase,

The memory of a pleasant word

of an E-mail or a friendly face.

So never think my Christmas E-mails

are just a mere routine,

Of names upon an address list,

forgotten in between.

For when I do a Christmas E-mail that is

addressed to you,

It's because you're on the list

of people I'm indebted to.

And whether I have known you

for many years or few,

In some way you have been a part

of shaping things I do.

And now that Christmas has come,

I realize anew,

The best gift life can offer

is meeting people like you

~Author Unknown~

Peace and Love ~ Rosanne